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Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. (help)

"I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,
And lick the valleys up,
And stop to feed itself at tanks;
And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,
And, supercilious, peer
In shanties by the sides of roads;
And then a quarry pare

To fit its sides, and crawl between,
Complaining all the while
In horrid, hooting stanza;
Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;
Then, punctual as a star,
Stop—docile and omnipotent—
At its own stable door.

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. Which lines uses imagery to describe the train arriving at the station for the night?

A:"And stop to feed itself at tanks"
B: "At its own stable door."
C:"Complaining all the while"
D:"Then, punctual as a star,"

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Answer:

The answer would be "At its own stable door"

Step-by-step explanation:

The poet is using figuratuve language to compare the train to that of a horse. The line "At its own stable door" would be the one that is most comparitive to a horse.

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